Pyomyositis
ORPHA:764· ICD-10 M60.0
Definition
Pyomyositis (PM) is a rare primary bacterial infection of the skeletal muscle, usually resulting from hematogenous spread or due to muscle injury, and characterized by pain and tenderness in the affected muscle, fever and abscess formation.
- Prevalence
- Unknown
- Inheritance
- Not applicable
- Age of onset
- All ages